Imagination is a concept of the human mind that varies between people of different ages to the different expectations and perspective of each individual. In The Little Prince by Antonie de Saint – Exupéry and The Educated Imagination, “The Motive for Metaphor” by Northrop Frye, the two writings mention about the importance of imagination and how imagination differs between adults and young people such as kids and youth. Perspective is an important concept of imagination because due to perspective, the Little Prince in The Little Prince could understand something the adults could not, which is the boa drawing. In “The Motive for Metaphor”, Frye mentioned, “Then there’s a level of imagination, which produces the literary language of poems and plays and novels.” (Frye 6) This quotation indicates how Frye, as an …show more content…
The concept of imagination is the world that one want to create, therefore it is up to one’s expectations. As a child, the narrator in The Little Prince expected the adults to recognize his drawing as an elephant inside a boa constrictor, but the adults recognize it as a hat. The adults replied, “Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?” (Saint Exupéry 1) This quote signifies how the narrator’s expectations of the adults understanding of his drawing contrasts the understanding of the Little Prince. However, in “The Motive for Metaphor”, Frye illustrates the three levels of the mind and expects his readers to be aware of the concept. Frye specified, “As I can’t see my audience, I have to choose the rethorical style in the dark, and I’m taking the classroom style because an audience of students is the one I feel easiest with.” (Frye 2) This quote indicates how Frye’s expectations of students leads him into imagining that the students will understand his demonstration of the three levels of the mind. In conclusion, imagination is a huge factor in one’s perspective and expectations of
“ The horizon was the color of milk. Cold and fresh. Poured out among the bodies” (Zusak 175). The device is used in the evidence of the quote by using descriptives words that create a mental image. The text gives the reader that opportunity to use their senses when reading the story. “Somehow, between the sadness and loss, Max Vandenburg, who was now a teenager with hard hands, blackened eyes, and a sore tooth, was also a little disappointed” (Zusak 188). This quote demonstrates how the author uses descriptive words to create a mental image which gives the text more of an appeal to the reader's sense such as vision. “She could see his face now, in the tired light. His mouth was open and his skin was the color of eggshells. Whisker coated his jaw and chin, and his ears were hard and flat. He had a small but misshapen nose” (Zusak 201). The quotes allows the reader to visualize what the characters facial features looked like through the use of descriptive words. Imagery helps bring the story to life and to make the text more exciting. The reader's senses can be used to determine the observations that the author is making about its characters. The literary device changes the text by letting the reader interact with the text by using their observation skills. The author is using imagery by creating images that engages the reader to know exactly what's going on in the story which allows them to
Northrop Frye is the author of The Educated Imagination. The book talks about literature and methods that improve and enthralls the reader from common fallacies, to how an author can manipulate what is put in the text. These lesson can be put to use outside in the real world such as advertising. These can also be connected to other media pieces such as other books and movies. The movie Big Fish directed by Tim Burton is one of those media pieces that can be connected to Northrop Frye work. The movie is about a son who trying to learn more about his dying father by listening to stories and myths about his life. The purpose of this reflection is to show that in the educated imagination the chapter
The imagery used by Collins shows how an imagination slowly fades as a person ages."At four I was an arabian wizard. I could make myself invisable by drinking a glass of milk a certain way. At seven I was a soldier, at nine a prince" (13-16). Even though the boy is using his imagination, it is clear that each year he gets older his imagination becomes less fictional and more real. At each age his dreams become more realistic. The order of being a wizard, being invisible, and becoming a prince show how the boy has matured. Now as he looks back, he feels as though he is completely mature and all his dreams must come to an
If my origin story was a movie, the opening scene would be my discovery of books. It’d be a wide shot of me as a roley poley toddler, as I reached out to one of my brother’s old picture books. And as I grasped the cardboard cover open, I would be swallowed up by a moment of true epiphany. I can only imagine such a dramatic beginning as being dignant of what would be my lifelong obsession. As I grew up, I ate through books quickly, always craving that fantastic feeling of being completely absorbed into a world outside of my own. Until middle school this love was simple, but then there was my introduction to literary analysis. As my eighth grade English class studied Romeo and Juliet, my teacher directed us to the usage of natural imagery. Here
...h is why fantasy is necessary for children in succeeding through a quest for sanity and morality. Through what is essentially known as escaping reality, children such as the character Max can further bring themselves to understand what they are feeling by unconsciously thinking about it in an imaginative way. Projecting certain personalities into characters in a way that accurately relates to Max is a prosperous way to develop a reassured idea in his life, between himself and the relationships around him. Thus, effortlessly reaching a sense of sanity and morality after all, “Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding it.” (Lloyd Alexander)
Think back to your childhood; a time where everything and anything was possible. Magic and imagination was something that was used everyday in your life. Now think about where you are in your life right now. There is no longer any magic or mystery. Neil Gaiman and Antoine De Saint-Exupry write two different novels that include multitudes of fantasy. But in the midst of all of the fantasy is the fact that children and adults think differently. Both of these novels explore the idea that children think positively while adults grow out of that stage, developing a pessimistic way of thinking from what they experience in life.
The imagination is the reader’s most important tool on the path to enjoying a good book. One can only hinder their enjoyment of the story by disregarding the vivid images created by the mind. Nothing can compare to a landscape so exquisite that it would make a cinematographer jealous, or a prison so cold that you can see the inmates’ hot breath. However, some authors offer help for those who are creatively impaired. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the author, Ken Kesey builds such an effective tone, that the shifts in the attitudes of the characters can be detected.
...ictures for the reader. The similar use of personification in “Snapping Beans” by Lisa Parker and the use of diction and imagery in “Nighttime Fires” by Regina Barreca support how the use of different poetic devices aid in imagery. The contrasting tones of “Song” by John Donne and “Love Poem” by John Frederick Nims show how even though the poems have opposite tones of each other, that doesn’t mean the amount of imagery changes.
In the book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, the theme is imagination and creativity. For example on Page 61, Jesse and Leslie got a new dog and they are very happy as they use their imagination in their imaginary kingdom and they make the dog a prince, like when Leslie says, ""Then we'll name him Prince Terrien and make him the prince of Terabithia." She put the puppy down and got to her feet. "Where you going?" "To the grove of the pines," she answered. "This is a time of greatest joy."" This shows that Leslie uses her imagination to name the dog and by doing so it distracts her from whatever is going on in her life, and it makes her happy. Also Jesse and Leslie, the character that tells the story and his good friend, are in the woods.
Jones, Marnie. "The Threat to Imagination in Children's Literature." International Journal of the Book 3.2 (2005/2006): 71-76. Print.
The tone of The Little Prince is often lonely and fragile-sounding, much like the little prince himself, when he ventures into the world of adults in an attempt to understand them. The writer emphasizes, throughout the story, that loneliness is what isolates the adults rather than children because they are unable to see things with their minds, hearts, and imagination. Both the protagonist (the little prince) and secondary protagonist (the narrator) lead lonely lives because of this isolation due to the differences between the minds of children and adults. "So I lived my life alone, without anyone that I could really talk to," writes the narrator, before his plane crashes in the middle of the Sahara. He explains this in the first few chapters - living his life alone - because this 'world of grownups' does not understand him and wishes for him to talk of their idea of 'sensible' and 'practical' things. This made him very lonely, not so much in a physical sense, but so that he could never really find anyone to relate to. The narrator explains that after flat responses to his imaginative observations to things, "'Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge, and gold, and politics, and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.'" In one of my magazines is an article called, "Popularity Truths & Lies," where popular girls talk about their social status. In large, red print, it says, "Lie: Popular girls are never left out or lonely." The girls then go on to explain how sometimes, they feel as if they are making so many friends only because of their popularity. They say that it's great to be popular, but difficult to find someone that really wants to befriend them for true qualities rather than social status. The situations between the narrator of The Little Prince and these popular students is that it seems that they would never be isolated (popular students from their admiring peers and the supposedly sensible-minded narrator from the adult world) - physically, at least - but inside the kind of friend they are really longing for is someone to understand and honestly talk to in order to end the abstract barriers between these worlds of people.
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities” (Dr. Seuss Quotes 1). Theodor Geisel, much better known as “Dr. Suess” was a 20th century poet who made a magnanimous contribution to children’s literature. Because of his artistic abilities and “inner child” Geisel was able to teach children basic life lessons and skills through attention grabbing, spontaneous, and energetic characters in his stories. He made his readers laugh at the realities of life through fantasy. From his life story, his sources of inspiration, and a poetical analysis of his works one can
In the eyes of a child, there is joy, there is laughter. But as time ages us, as soon as we flowered and became grown-ups the child inside us all fades that we forget that once, we were a child.
In order to create a vivid picture of the townspeople’s impression of Richard Cory, the author implements the usage of imagery and a metaphor throughout the poem. The usage of these literary devices shows that the people within Richard’s town thought highly of him and regarded him in the same manner as a person of royal status. Imagery is the primary literary element throughout the poem used to paint Richard as a man of exquisite taste that is envied by the townspeople. The author’s use of a metaphor within the poem reinforces the notion of Richard being a regal gentleman who is envied by the townspeople.
In this essay, I aim to discuss the issue whether imagination is more important than knowledge. “For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there will ever be to know and understand” (Albert Einstein).